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January 2018 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Abutilon "y" Shrub; Chinese Lantern; Central & Sth America; 1m h x 1m w; Hardy evergreen shrub which flowers for much of the year.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Abutilon megapotanicum Shrub; Brazilian Bell Flower; Sth America; 1m h x 1.5m w; Arching cane-like branches with smallish, pendant, bell shaped flowers of pale yellow petals and deep red calyx.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Bicolour; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Abutilon sp "Gold Plate" Shrub; 1m h x 1m w; Flowers: All Year; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Abutilon x hybridum Shrub; Chinese Lantern; 1.2m h x 1m w; Medium shrub with orange bell-like flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Abutilon x hybridum "r" Shrub; Chinese Lantern; 2m h x 1m w; Bright scarlet flowers; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Abutilon x milleri Shrub; 1.5m h x 1m w; Evergreen shrub to 2m tall, with narrowly ovate, 3-lobed leaves and pendent, bell-shaped flowers 4cm long, with apricot-yellow petals and dusky red calyces; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Apricot; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Acacia pulchella ssp lasiocarpa Shrub; Prickly Moses; W.A.; 1m h x 1m w; Rounded prickly shrub to 1m with feathery leaves and golden ball flowers in spring.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Acanthus mollis Perennial; Oyster plant; 1.8m h; An evergreen, soft wooded perennial which grows in an upright clump to about 1 metre x 1 metre (3’x3′). The dark green, glossy leaves are lobed and toothed. Purple and white flowers appear on tall, erect spikes from November to January.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Achillea "Credo" Groundcover; Yarrow; 0.8m h x 0.3m w; Fern-like foliage and masses of tiny lemon daisy flowers. Spreads rapidly via rhizomes.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Lemon; Sun; Well Drained Aeonium arboreum Succulent; Canary Islands; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Succulent with pink-tipped rosette leaves on a basal stem. Flowers, which are usually cream or yellow, come out of the growing points in the center of the rosette. In most cases the plant dies after flowering.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Aeonium arboreum var Succulent; Black Tree Aeonium; 1m h x 0.3m w; The 20 cm rosette of almost atropurpureum "Schwarzkopf" black leaves on an up to 1 m light gray trunk is very showy.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Agapanthus orientalis "Mini White" Bulb/Corm; 0.9m h x 0.5m w; Low strappy plant with white flowers. Sourced from GBG perennial border.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Agapanthus orientalis "Purple Cloud" Bulb/Corm; African Lily; 1.5m h x 0.7m w; Strappy plant with large dark blue/purple flowers. Sourced from GBG perennial border.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Page 1 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Agastache foeniculum Herb; Anise Hyssop; Nth America; 0.65m h x 0.65m w; Perennial plant in the mint family, Leaves are anise scented.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Agave attenuata Succulent; 1.5m h x 2m w; Non-spiky broad, grey green leaves 50-70cm long. Creamy flowers on a 1.5m spike - after flowering the plant dies, but it produces pups.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Ageratum houstonianum Groundcover; Floss Flower; West Indies. Central America; 0.5m h x 0.75m w; Fluffy blue/mauve flowers. Erect or semi-prostrate herb to 1 m tall. Environmental weed in NSW; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained Ajania pacifica Perennial; Japan; 0.4m h x 0.8m w; Spreading loose mound of foliage, with white hairs underleaf. Sprays of gold flowers.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Albuca nelsonii Bulb/Corm; Nelson's Slime Lily; South Africa; 1m h x 0.5m w; Robust evergreen clumping perennial - flowers white with green stripes.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Semi Shade; Adaptable Alcea rosea Perennial; Hollyhock; 2m h x 0.3m w; Tall columnar plant; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Various; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Alcea rosea "Apricot/yellow double" Perennial; 3m h x 0.5m w; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Apricot; Sun; Well Drained Alchemilla vulgaris Shrub; Ladies' Mantle; 0.3m h x 0.2m w; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Allium sp Herb; Vietnamese Chives; Vietnam; 0.5m h x 1m w; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Aloe spinosissima Succulent; 0.25m h x 0.8m w; Hardy fast growing clumping succulent. Heads to 25cm, clusters to 80cm. Creates a great show of flowers late in winter.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Sun; Dry Aloe vera Succulent; N. Africa; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Medicinal succulent; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Aloysia citriodora Shrub; Lemon Scented Verbena; South America; 3m h x 3m w; Lemon scented foliage, used for tea. Pale mauve/white flowers in clusters.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Alstroemeria psittacina Perennial; New Zealand Christmas Bell; Brazil; 0.6m h x 0.4m w; Name comes from red and green flowers that come at Christmas. Easily grown but can spread rapidly and prove difficult to eradicate.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Alstroemeria sp Bulb/Corm; PB; Peru; 0.8m h x 0.4m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Various; Sun; Well Drained; Frost Tender Alstroemeria sp "w" Perennial; 0.75m h x 0.5m w; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Alyogyne huegelii Shrub; Native hibiscus; S.A., W.A.; 2m h x 1.5m w; Hardy rounded shrub with variable lobed leaves and lilac hibiscus-like flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade Aquilegia "db" Perennial; Granny's Bonnet; Europe; 0.8m h x 0.4m w; Clump-forming perennial with blue-green foliage (small fan-shaped leaflets) that emerge from a woody rootstock. The flowering stems usually reach above the foliage and carry spurred, bell-shaped, often pendulous flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Page 2 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Araucaria bidwillii Tree; Bunya; S. E. Queensland; 35m h x 10m w; C21. Distinctive evergreen conifer with evenly spaced, horizontal branches. Young trees are cone-shaped and beautifully symmetrical. Bunya-bunya makes an excellent houseplant; in a container, it will stay small for years.; Sun/Semi Shade Argyranthemum "dp" Perennial; Marguerite; Canary Islands; 0.7m h x 0.7m w; Compact plant which starts flowering early in the season and blooms over many months. Double pink flowers; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Argyranthemum "w" Perennial; Marguerite; Canary Islands; 1m h x 0.5m w; Compact plant which starts flowering early in the season and blooms over many months.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Aristea ecklonii Grass; Blue Stars; Central & Sthn Africa; 0.4m h x 0.2m w; Spreading evergreen perennial with stiff, upright, grasslike leaves in a tight clump. Flowering stalks covered with dozens of small blue saucer shaped flowers stand above the leaves. Each flower lasts for only one day; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Artemisia arborescens Shrub; Tree Wormwood; S.E.Europe; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Perennial shrub with aromatic silver-grey leaves and cream to bright yellow flowers. GBG Silver border.; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun; Adaptable; Drought Tolerant Artemisia arborescens "Powis Shrub; Mediterranean; 1m h x 1m w; Hardy perennial shrub with aromatic leaves in Castle" silver filigree and cream to bright yellow flowers. GBG Silver Border. A. Arborescens x absinthium.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Artemisia lactiflora "Guizhou" Shrub; White Mudwort; 1.2m h x 0.45m w; Silver-grey foliage with showy plumes of tiny white flowers with mahogany stems.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Artemisia ludoviciana "Valerie Finnis" Perennial; Wormwood; 0.2m h x 0.9m w; An outstanding silver leafed plant for the front of a sunny border growing to 20cm and slowly spreading. GBG Silver Border.; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun; Adaptable Arthropodium cirratum Fern/Shade; Renga Renga Lily; N Z; 0.8m h x 0.5m w; A hardy, evergreen, clumping perennial that bears panicles of graceful sprays of starry white flowers. These flowers are produced on 60cm stems above tufts of broad, strappy leaves in late spring.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Asarina antirrihiflora Climber; trailing snap dragon; 0.05m h x 1m w; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Aster "Dark Blue" Perennial Aster . "Barrs Pink" Perennial; 1.5m h x 0.4m w; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Aster x frikartii Perennial; Easter Daisy PB; N. America; 0.6m h x 0.3m w; Long-flowering perennial. Blue flowers have a yellow centre.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun; Well Drained Aster x frikartii "Monch" Perennial; Easter Daisy; N. America; 0.4m h; Long-flowering perennial which bears large 2½-inch lavender blue flowers with yellow centres.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Moist Atriplex paludosa Shrub; Marsh Saltbbush; 1m h x 1.5m w; Flowers: All Year; Any; Adaptable Aucuba japonica "Golden Showers" Shrub; Asia; 2.5m h x 2.2m w; Dense shrub grown for glossy variegated leaves.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Aurinia saxatilis Perennial; 0.3m h x 0.5m w; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant
Page 3 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Ballota pseudodictamnus Perennial; Shrubby Horehound; 0.4m h x 0.6m w; This distinctive evergreen sub- shrub forms a distinctive ground hugging silver mound, producing a display of pink/white flowers in late spring.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Bartlettina sordida Shrub; Purple Mist Flower; Mexico; 3m h x 2m w; Large-leaved shrub with dramatic wide heads of lilac flowers. Syn Eupatorium megalophyllum. Fragrant flowers . Prune to keep in shape; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Begonia bressingham Perennial; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White Begonia sp Perennial; 1m h x 1m w; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: Pink Bergenia Groundcover; PB; 0.4m h x 0.8m w; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Various; Shade/Semi Shade; Moist Billbergia zebrina Fern/Shade; 1m h x 0.2m w; Epiphytic perennial with striped foliage and stunning flowers of watermelon pink with blue and cream.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Bocconia frutescens Perennial; Tree Poppy; Central America, Hawaii; 4m h x 2m w; Small Central American tree with loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers???; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Green; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Brachychiton populneus Tree; Kurrajong; Queensland, NSW, Victoria; 10m h x 5m w; C21. Small tree with glossy leaves; popular as a street tree. Flowers are bell-shaped and whitish in colour with the inner flower tube streaked purple-brown. Seeds are borne within woody, boat-shaped fruit 1-7 cm long.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun; Drought Tolerant Brachychiton rupestris Tree; Qld Bottle Tree; Queensland, NSW.; 10m h x 5m w; C21. Small tough tree with distinctive bottle trunk. Bell-shaped flowers are yellowish in clusters at the ends of the branches but are inconspicuous.; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Drought Tolerant Bromeliad sps Fern/Shade; Sth America; Monocot flowering plant family: some epiphytic, some with very high flower stalks. The foliage rosette, is the most widely patterned and colored of any plant in the world: maroon, green, gold with red, yellow, white and cream variegations.; Shade; Dry Buddleja "Silver Anniversary" Shrub; Asia; 1.5m h x 1.2m w; Compact plant with felted silver foliage and ivory- white flowers. GBG silver border. Aka B. Morning Mist.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Buddleja alternifolia Shrub; Fountain Butterfly Bush; China; 4.5m h x 3.5m w; Elegant deciduous shrub with grey-green leaves and mauve flowers grouped all the way along arching stems.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained Buddleja davidii "w" Shrub; 2m h x 1.5m w; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Buddleja weyeriana Shrub; Golden Butterfly Bush; 3.5m h x 4m w; Scented flowers with scented dense round heads with orange centres.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Camellia japonica "Ama-No-Gawa" Shrub; 2.5m h x 1.5m w; Semi-double camellia with glossy leaves and flowers varying from crimson to carmine,; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: Red; Shade/Semi Shade; Moist Camellia sp "pw" Shrub; flowers are pink and white; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Campanula poscharskyana Groundcover; Bell flower; Croatia; 0.25m h x 0.5m w; Perennial. Funnel form star shaped flowers. Spreads rapidly.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable
Page 4 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Canna "President Faivre(?)" Bulb/Corm; 1.25m h x 0.75m w; It came from the perennial border where it has been a feature plants for many years.. Leaves are bronze; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun; Well Drained Canna stuttgart Bulb/Corm; 1.8m h x 0.8m w; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Apricot; Sun; Well Drained Canna x generalis "o" Perennial; Mixed; 1.5m h x 1m w; Large perennial with a rhizomatous rootstock. The broad, flat, alternate leaves can be reddish, green or variegated & grow out of a stem in a long narrow roll and then unfurl.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Cantua buxifolia Shrub; Sacred Flower --; South America; 2m h x 1m w; Sacred flower of the Incas, Magic Flower has pendulous, trumpet-shaped flowers on weak stalks. Widely cultivated for the elegance of its brightly coloured flowers often in stark contrast with the bare, untidy stems and branches.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Capsicum annuum Herb; Bolivian Rainbow Chilli; 0.75m h x 0.5m w; Ornamental pepper plant with multicoloured fruit. Small compact plant.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Various; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Carex morrowii variegata Grass; Japanese Sedge; Japan; 0.3m h; Clump forming grass with white striped green leaves. Insigificant flowers on short stems.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Castanospermum australe Tree; Qld Black Bean; Qld; 21m h x 5m w; Rainforest tree with pea-like flowers which turn from yellow to orange-red, followed by long seed pods. Can be grown in pots.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun; Moist Centaurea cinerea Perennial; Dusty Miller; Italy; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Erect perennial with woolly whitish leaves, giving a silvery appearance and purplish blue thistle like flowers.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Mauve; Semi Shade; Well Drained Centranthus ruber "Albus" Shrub; Valerian; 0.9m h x 0.5m w; Bushy, clump-forming, woody-based perennial which produces a showy bloom in poor soils from spring to frost. 'Albus' is a white- flowered form of the popular red valerian. Small, star-shaped, white flowers appear in dense terminal clusters.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Adaptable; Drought Tolerant Cephalotaxus fortunei Tree; Chinese Plum Yew; North Burma/China; 5m h x 3m w; Hardy shrub or small tree with whorled branches and linear curved leaves. Glossy purplish brown seeds with a fleshy covering.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Cephalotaxus harringtonia Shrub; Japanese Plum Yew; Asia; 3m h x 4m w; Spreading shrub, sometimes a small tree, with olive green leaves arranged in 2 rows.; Sun; Adaptable Cerastium tomentosum Groundcover; Snow in Summer; 0.15m h x 0.15m w; Spreading plant with narrow silver leaves and star flowers. It can be used as a groundcover or in rock gardens. GBG silver border.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Dry; Drought Tolerant Ceratostigma griffithii Perennial; Burmese Plumbago; China; 1m h x 1.5m w; Striking bright blue flowers, red autumn tinted foliage. Grows 2 - 3 ft. tall and wide in a season. Easy to grow, very adaptable.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist
Ceratostigma willmottianum Perennial; China. S.E. Asia; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; A tough sun loving shrub with pure blue flowers in late summer, the flowering continues into autumn at the same time as the leaves turn red.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Cestrum fasciculatum "Newellii" Shrub; 3m h x 2.5m w; Evergreen shrub with arching branches and narrow ovate dark-green leaves. From spring till autumn Red Cestrum puts out dense blooms of crimson tubular flowers.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Magenta; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable
Page 5 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Choisya ternata Shrub; Mexican Orangeblossom; Mexico; 2m h x 2m w; Rounded evergreen with glossy leaves and perfumed white flowers.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Chrysanthemum "b" Perennial; From perennial border - Tawny brown pompom flowers with a yellow centre.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Brown; Sun; Well Drained Cistus x argenteus "Silver Pink" Shrub; Rock Rose; Mediterranean; 0.8m h x 0.8m w; Hardy shrub with pale pink flowers and small grey-green leaves.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Citharexylum sp Shrub; 6m h x 3m w; tiny white perfumed flowers with pink edges; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Citharexylum spinosum Tree; Fiddlewood; Sth America; 5m h x 3m w; Evergreen tree with spectacular bronze foliage in winter and spring. Small fragrant flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable; Frost Tender Clerodendrum ugandense Shrub; Blue Butterfly Bush; Tropical Africa; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Fast-growing shrub with blue flowers shaped like butterflies.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Clivea "y" Bulb/Corm; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Evergreen tuft forming rhizome with a head of tubular yellow flowers and strappy green leaves.Tolerates dry shade. Suitable for containers.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Semi Shade; Dry Clivea miniata Fern/Shade; Bush Lily; S.Africa; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Evergreen with strap-shaped semi-erect leaves. Stems each produce a head of erect orange or orange-red flowers. Drought tolerant when established;; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Orange; Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant; Frost Tender Clivea nobilis Fern/Shade; S.Africa; 0.8m h x 0.5m w; Evergreen with strap-shaped semi-erect leaves. Stems each produce a head of pendant orange or orange-red flowers. Drought tolerant when established;; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Orange; Shade; Well Drained Convolvulus cneorum Perennial; Silver Bush; Mediterranean; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Hardy shrub with striking silver foliage and white funnel-shaped flowers. GBG Silver Border.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Coreopsis grandiflora Groundcover; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Compact perennial form with very showy flowers. Lanceolate leaves are up to 4 inches (10 cm) long by 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide and medium to dark green.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Corokia x virgata cheesemanii Shrub; 1.8m h x 1.8m w; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Shade/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Correa "Dusky Bells" Shrub; 0.6m h x 2m w; Small shrub, probably a hybrid between a form of C. reflexa and C.pulchella. Correa `Dusky Bells' is a long-lived shrub, frost hardy and moderately drought resistant, though it grows best in a moist soil in semi-shaded situations.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Shade/Semi Shade; Moist
Correa "Marion's Marvel" Shrub; SA; 2m h x 3m w; Hardy shrub with yellow-green bell flowers with hints of pink that look great in floral arrangements. Foliage is shiny and attractive, usually rounded and neat. Can be trimmed as a hedge. C. reflexa x C. backhousia.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Correa "Skye Bells" Shrub; 1.2m h x 1.2m w; A cultivar of correa reflexa. Flowers are pink with white tips.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Correa alba "St Andrews" Shrub; 1.5m h x 1m w; Fast growing with white bell shaped flowers opening to 4 star blooms.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant
Page 6 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Correa alba "Variegata" Shrub; 1.5m h x 1m w; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Drought Tolerant Correa decumbens Shrub; Spreading correa; SA; 0.5m h x 1.5m w; Correa decumbens is named because of the way the pink flowers lie flat on the shrub. It only grows to 50 cm but makes a dense spreading groundcover or a container plant.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Correa glabra Shrub; NSW, Qld, Vic., SA; 2m h x 2.5m w; C21. Rounded shrub to 2.5m, often less, with smooth, rounded leaves. Green tubular flowers in winter,; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: Green; Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Correa glabra "p" Shrub; 1m h x 1.5m w; Rounded shrub to 1m, often less, with smooth, rounded leaves. Pink tubular flowers in winter,; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Correa pulchella Shrub; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Small shrub with dusky pink tubular flowers. Sourced from GBG car park.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Correa pulchella "Alba" Shrub; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; flowers are unusual in that the corolla tube is split int four giving a star like appearance,; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Correa sp Shrub; 1.2m h x 1.2m w; seedlings from GBG with bird attracting flowers - tubes pink and yellow; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Cotyledon orbiculata Succulent; South Africa; 0.6m h; . Succulent shrub with silver or grey/green, opposite leaves . Spreading ground cover. GBG Silver Border.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable; Drought Tolerant Cotyledon teretifolia Succulent; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Branches erect to erectly spreading. Leaves short & hairy, upper face grooved, green to yellowish-green, base cuneate, apex often heart-shaped with undulating reddish-brown margin.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Cotyledon undulata Succulent; 0.8m h x 1.5m w; Succulent with large powdery-silver-grey leaves. Semi frost-tolerant.; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Crassula arborescens Succulent; Silver Jade Plant; South Africa; 2m h x 2m w; Fleshy pale blue-green rounded leaves on a stout erect stem, growing up to 2m. White-pink flowers.GBG Silver Border.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Pink; Shade/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Crassula ovata "Gollum" Succulent; Green Coral; 0.4m h x 0.6m w; Compact evergreen, sparingly branched, shrubby succulent, which grows approximately 90 cm tall and 60cm wide which hasinteresting tubular leaves with red tinted concaved tips. The flowers are small, star-like, white or pinkish-white in color.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained crinum pedunculanum Bulb/Corm; Swamp Lily; Qld, NSW; 2m h x 0.3m w; Hardy bulbous plant, erect and spreading in a large evergreen tussock, with white flowers 10cm across.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Adaptable Crithmum maritimum Herb; Rock Samphire; U.K.; 0.4m h x 0.9m w; Culinary herb. Rock samphire has fleshy, divided aromatic leaves with a pleasant, hot and spicy taste. The stems, leaves and seed pods may be pickled in hot, salted, spiced vinegar, or the leaves used fresh in salads.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained
Crocosmia "Red Lucifer" Bulb/Corm; 1m h x 0.6m w; Cousins to the gladiola, these are hardy plants that produce clumps of green sword-shaped leaves, with tall, arching spikes of funnel- shaped blossoms in brilliant flame red.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Red; Sun; Well Drained
Page 7 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Crocosmia aurea "y" Bulb/Corm; 0.1m h x 0.05m w; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Cussonia paniculata Tree; Highveld cabbage tree; South Africa; 2m h x 1m w; Large shrub or small tree with a thin trunk and long stemmed blue green leaves, giving a silvery appearance. Very drought tolerant.; Flowers: Summer; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant; Frost Tender Cymbopogon ambiguous Grass; Native lemon grass; Warm regions; 0.8m h x 0.3m w; C21. Scented tufted grass with grey green leaves. If the foliage is crushed it emits a strong lemon or citron odour, and it has also been used as a medicinal herb. Tends to age to a reddish colour.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Green; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Cyperus albostriatus "Variegatus" Grass; South Africa; 0.3m h x 0.6m w; An attractive foliage plant for use in wet boggy places. Flowers are very small; Sun; Moist Cyperus lucidus Grass; Chocolate soldier; Eastern states, incl. Geelong region; 1m h x 0.3m w; Robust perennial sedge growing from a short, thick rootstock. The leaves are thick and glossy, flowers form an attractive head which is bright red when young, turning red-brown as it matures. Indigenous to Geelong area.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Dahlia "Happy Mador" Perennial; 0.5m h x 0.2m w; Sourced from GBG perennial border.; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun Dahlia "Ice Maiden" Perennial; PB; 0.5m h x 0.2m w; Sourced from GBG perennial border.; Flower Colour: White; Sun Dahlia "Yellow Blush" Bulb/Corm; 1m h x 0.7m w; Branching, tuberous tender perennial with single yellow flowers.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Adaptable Dahlia imperialis Bulb/Corm; Tree Dahlia; Central America; 4m h x 1m w; Tall perennial with thick bamboo-like stems & double white flowers; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Dahlia sp. "orange" Bulb/Corm; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Darwinia citriodora Shrub; Lemon Scented Myrtle; 1m h x 1m w; Small shrub with flowerheads to 3cm across, orange/red/green bracts, flowers aging to orange-red with prominent yellow style; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Dendrobium kingianum Bulb/Corm; Pink Rock Orchid; Eastern Australia; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; Each flower spike has from one to twelve flowers spaced evenly along the short spike (5 - 20 cm long). They contrast well with the deep green, leathery foliage.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Derwentia perfoliata Shrub; Digger's speedwell; NSW, ACT, Vic. including Brisbane Ranges; 1m h x 1m w; C21. Indigenous to Geelong area. Perennial with distinctive silver grey leaves on arching stems and terminal sprays of blue-violet flowers. This plant flowers for much of the year, mainly in spring and summer.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Deutzia scabra variegata Shrub; Wedding Bush/Fuzzy Deutzia; Japan/China; 3m h x 2m w; Deciduous hardy shrub with long dull rough textured leaves and pannicles of white bell-shaped flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist
Dianella callicarpa Grass; Beauty Berry; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; C21. Evergreen perennial with grass-like leaves. Plant is mat-forming, from stout, creeping rhizomes. Berries are dark blue to purple and long-lasting. Similar to D.tasmanica. Rare in Victoria.Top Ten GBG.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist
Page 8 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Dianella tasmanica Grass; Flax Lily; Eastern states incl. Barwon valley.; 1m h x 1m w; C21. Hardy clumping plant with flax-like leaves and bright blue flowers with prominent yellow anthers, followed by blue globular fruit. Indigenous to Geelong area.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant
Dichondra repens Herb; NZ and Australia; An attractive and useful ground cover or lawn substitute which will grow readily in most climates. It provides a vigorous ground hugging tight cover. Attractive between pavers and is useful for shaded areas steep banks and other inaccessible positions.; Flower Colour: Cream; Any Dichroa versicolor Shrub; S.E. Asia; 1.5m h x 1m w; Hardy shade loving shrub with white buds which open to all shades of beautiful bi-coloured blue. It is quite suitable for container growing. Planted along driveways and large garden pathways in rows, it makes a lovely loose shaped and colourful hedge.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Dierama pulcherrimum Bulb/Corm; Fairy Fishing Rod; Sth Africa; 1.5m h x 0.3m w; Graceful plant with flowers appearing on the end of long stems 40 - 100cm. Pink or white pendulous bell shaped flowers above grasslike evergreen foliage.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Dietes bicolor Grass; Spanish/African Iris; South Africa; 1m h x 1m w; Hardy strappy tufted plant with cream & brown flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Dietes grandiflora Grass; Wild iris; South Africa; 1m h x 1m w; A tall strappy grass with white/blue iris flowers. Very hardy.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Dietes iridioides Grass; Southern Africa; 0.6m h x 0.5m w; Branching wiry stems with iris like white flowers with central yellow & mauve marks.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Semi Shade; Well Drained Diplolaena grandiflora "o" Shrub; Wild Rose; WA; 2m h x 1m w; Spreading shrub from WA with large flower heads with pink to red stamens. Tolerates lime.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Disphyma crassifolium Succulent; Rounded Noon Flower; Vic., SA; 0.1m h x 0.4m w; Hardy succulent which is especially good for areas where salinity is a problem. It would be good on an embankment. The plant makes roots at each node where it touches the soil.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant
Dodonaea adenophora Shrub; Hop Bush; WA; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Ferny foliage with striking bronze-red winged fruit.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Red; Semi Shade; Adaptable Dodonaea sinuolata Shrub; Feathery Hop Bush; 2.5m h x 1.5m w; Medium shrub with colourful red/orange bracts and cream flowers.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Doryanthes excelsa Perennial; Gymea Lily; East Coast; 1.4m h x 2.1m w; Stiff rosette of broad sword shaped leaves 1-2 metres long. Large globular flower head of bright red flowers on a single stiff stem which may reach 4 metres. Plants may take 10 years to flower.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun; Well Drained Duranta erecta "Alba" Shrub; White Dewdrop; Central America; 3m h x 2m w; Weeping shrub with drooping clusters of tubular, white flowers that attract butterflies. Dangling chains of orange-yellow fruits succeed the flowers. The dainty toothed leaves are rich-green and glossy.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained
Dyckia sp Succulent; Sth America; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Tough bromeliad with stiff and thorny leaves. Prefers rocky and/or sunny areas and has a natural tendency to clump leading to thick, large mats. Multiple red, yellow or orange flowers on a thin stalk that emerges from the side of the plant.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun; Well Drained
Page 9 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Echeveria "Black Prince" Succulent; Mexico; 0.1m h x 0.3m w; Dramatic succulent with burgundy rosettes which often appear to be nearly black, with a glowing green centre and striking red flowers.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Echeveria . "Violet Queen" Succulent; 0.12m h x 0.2m w; A fast growing and hardy rosette-forming, gray- leafed succulent which freely offsets to form a dense small mound or groundcover . The leaves are long and narrow and curve up slightly towards the tips to form an open lotus blossom shape. Echeveria elegans Succulent; Mexican Rose; Central and South America; 0.05m h x 0.06m w; Leaves in rounded rosettes with flowers which are pinkish outside and yellow/orange within. Flowers are 20cm in height.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun; Well Drained Echeveria imbricata Succulent; 0.2m h x 0.3m w; This perfectly formed Echeveria has tight rosettes to 20cm in diameter of flattish silver-grey leaves tipped with red when grown in the sun. Red/yellow flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Echium candicans Shrub; Pride of Madeira; 1.8m h x 2.5m w; Syn. Echium fastuosum. Soft-wooded shrub with silver-grey leaves and 60cm spires of vivid blue flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun; Well Drained Echium pinninana Shrub; 2m h x 0.6m w; Similar to echium simplex which has a white flower; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Adaptable Echium sp "Alba" Shrub; Bee plant; Spain/Portugal/Canary Islands; 1m h x 1m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Elegia capensis Grass; Cape Reed; South Africa; 1.5m h x 0.9m w; Fluffy branching green stems with a attractive bronze bracts that run up the stems at nodes.; Flower Colour: Brown; Sun; Well Drained Epidendrum "frohnleiten" Groundcover; Barron wort; 0.2m h x 0.2m w; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Shade/Semi Shade; Adaptable; Drought Tolerant Epidendrum ibaguense Fern/Shade; Crucifix Orchid; Central America; 1m h x 0.3m w; Each stem can have up to 20 flowers open on one stem. Looks like a tiny gold cross in centre.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Various; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Eremophila alternifolia Shrub; Native Honeysuckle; 2m h x 2m w; Medium shrub, with pink to carmine flowers. Suitable for hedging. Attractive to birds.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Eremophila decipiens Shrub; SA, WA; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Very hardy open shrub with lanceolate leaves (sometimes sticky) and red flowers in spring.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Red; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Eremophila maculata "Aurea" Shrub; Mainland states; 2m h x 2m w; Variable shrub, hardy and reliable; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Eremophila nivea Shrub; W.A.; 2m h x 1.5m w; Upright open plant to 2m with silver grey linear leaves and lilac tubular flowers to 2cm. Needs an open, sunny situation.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Eremophila polyclada Shrub; Flowering Lignum; Qld, NSW; 2m h x 4m w; Large shrub with large white flowers, sometimes spotted with mauve.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Erysimum cheiri "br" Perennial; Wall Flower; 0.7m h x 0.5m w; syn Cheiranthus. Perennial herb with brownish flowers.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Brown; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable
Page 10 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Erysimum cheiri "Dark Red" Perennial; Wall Flower; 0.75m h x 0.75m w; Herbaceous perennial, with one or more highly branching stems. The leaves are generally narrow and pointed and the top of the stem bears a club-shaped inflorescence of strongly scented flowers.; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: Burgundy; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Erysimum linifolium Perennial; Fairy Wallflower; Spain, Portugal; 1m h x 1m w; Clusters of dainty mauve/violet flowers from spring to autumn.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Erysimum mutabilis "bicolour" Perennial; Wallflower; Spain, Canary Islands; 1m h x 1m w; Syn. Cheiranthus mutabilis. Tricolour shrub with yellow, mauve and apricot flowers.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Bicolour; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Escallonia franciscana Shrub; Sth America; 4m h x 2m w; Sturdy glossy-leaved shrub. Good hedge plant.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Escallonia illinita Shrub; Curry Bush; Chile; 2m h x 1.5m w; Aromatic shrub with glossy leaves and curry smell (not culinary).; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable; Drought Tolerant Escallonia organensis Shrub; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Longflowering shrub with rose-pink flowers.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Eucalyptus forrestiana Tree; Fuschia Gum; Esperance WA; 5m h x 3m w; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Red; Sun; Adaptable Eucalyptus sideroxylon Tree; Red Iron Bark; Eastern States; 12m h x 5m w; Small to medium-sized tree that is found throughout eastern Australia.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Adaptable Eucomis comosa Bulb/Corm; Pineapple Lily; South America; 0.75m h x 0.2m w; Deciduous lily with strappy leaves and spikes of icy white-green perfumed flowers, sometimes spotted with purple. Syn E. punctata.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Cream; Shade/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Frost Tender Euphorbia caput medusae Succulent; Medusa's Head; South Africa; 0.3m h x 1.2m w; Succulent resembling the head of Medusa, with many serpent-like stems arising from a short, central caudex.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun; Adaptable Euphorbia rigida Perennial; Mediterranean; 0.4m h; Shrubby evergreen perennial with long, arching stems lined with fleshy, grey-green leaves. Broad clusters of chartreuse flowers occur at the branch tips. The stems die back after flowering, leaving a low basal rosette of new foliage. GBG Silver Border.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Yellow; Any; Adaptable; Drought Tolerant Ficus macrophylla Tree; Moreton Bay Fig; Qld, NSW, in coastal rainforest.; 30m h x 40m w; Fast- growing tree with large glossy & leathery leaves and buttressed trunk.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Frost Tender Ficus microcarpa "hilli" Tree; Asia; 12m h x 0.21m w; weeping fig with high swooping limbs and drooping branchlets; Sun; Well Drained Forsythia suspensa Shrub; Weeping Forsythia; China; 3.5m h x 3m w; Large weeping deciduous shrub. Flowers are solitary or in small clusters. Autumn foliage is a dull yellow.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Fuchsia "Patio Princess" Shrub; 1m h x 0.75m w; Flowers are pink and white; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Fuchsia "Coralle" Shrub; 1m h x 1m w; Upright fuchsia with vivid red-orange tubular pendant flowers and velvety dark green leaves with maroon undersides.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Fuchsia "Patio Princess" Shrub; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; 'Patio Princess' _ 'Patio Princess' is a small deciduous shrub with bronze-tinged foliage and pendulous pink and white flowers in summer and autumn.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink
Page 11 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Fuchsia "Tom Thumb" Shrub; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; This small upright bushy shrub bears profuse small single flowers with pinkish-red tubes and sepals with pinkisk-purple petals veined red. This free-flowering plant makes an excellent miniature standard.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Fuchsia "Tr" Shrub; JD's garden; 2m h x 1.5m w; Tall shrub with glossy dark green leaves and rich pinky-red flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Gasteria pillansii Succulent; Sth Africa; 0.1m h x 0.1m w; Stemless succulent which spreads from underground stolons. The leaves are mottled with white spots in transverse bands, giving a silver appearance.; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Gasteria sp Succulent; 0.25m h x 0.5m w; flower colour unknown.; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Gaura "Passionate Pink" Perennial; Butterfly Bush; Sth America; 1m h x 1m w; Perennial with bright pink 'butterfly' flowers.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Ginkgo biloba Tree; Maidenhair tree; China; 30m h x 10m w; Deciduous tree with unique fan- shaped leaves, turning gold in autumn, and small loquat-like fruit.; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Gloriosa rothschildiana Bulb/Corm; Gloriosa Lily; Tropical Africa; 1m h x 0.5m w; Stunning flowers, yellowish-white at the base, deepening to ruby-crimson at the tip. Lily-like leaves become clinging tendrils. Dormant in winter.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Red; Sun; Well Drained; Frost Tender Glyceria maxima variegata Grass; Variegated Manna Grass; Europe; 0.8m h x 0.8m w; Green leaves boldly variegated with yellow and white stripes, pink tinged when young. It is a striking, wide-spreading plant suitable for growing in partial shade or a bog garden: quick to establish and spreads rapidly in up to 15cm of water; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Gomphocarpus physocarpus Perennial; Balloon Plant; 1m h x 0.75m w; Undershrub perennial herb. The flowers are small, with white hoods and about 1 cm across. The follicle is a pale green spheroid, covered with rough hairs. It reaches three inches in diameter. The leaves are light green.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained
Goodenia ovata Shrub; S.E.Australia, Geelong; 1m h x 1m w; C21. Small-medium shrub which may reach 1.5m, though lowgrowing forms are also found. Most common goodenia - often colonises in wet forests. Large yellow flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Semi Shade Graptopetalum paraguayaense Succulent; Mexico; 0.25m h x 0.2m w; The silvery gray to bluish green foliage has a pinkish tinge to the edges of the leaves when they are young. Rosettes range in size from less than an inch across to several inches wide. The plant is related to and resembles Echeveria.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Grevillea "Red Sunset" Shrub; WA; 1m h x 2m w; A fast growing shrub producing masses of spider-like red flowers.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Grevillea baueri Shrub; NSW; 1m h x 1.5m w; Medium shrub with spreading branches & bluish-grey leaves. Flowers are profuse red & cream.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Guichenotia ledifolia Shrub; WA; 0.3m h x 0.7m w; C21. An evergreen shrub with velvety silver spreading branches. Mauve five petalled flowers, winter to spring.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Page 12 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Haemanthus coccineus Bulb/Corm; Blood Lily; Sth Africa; 0.2m h x 0.2m w; The flowerheads have scarlet spathe valves on them like bright shaving brushes. The flowers are soon followed by translucent, fleshy berries. There are usually two large leaves per bulb, and occasionally three, which appear after flowering.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Haworthia coarctata Succulent; 0.2m h x 0.4m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Hebe "Marie Antoinette" Shrub; NZ; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Bushy spreading evergreen shrub with deep green leaves with new shoots contrasting dusky pink underneath and small tapering flowers, which are deep crimson in bud in spring then which fade to white in late autumn.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun Hebe albicans "Snowdrift" Shrub; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Prostrate evergreen shrub with blue-grey foliage and white or palest mauve flower in spikes.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Hebe barkeri "cockayne" Shrub; 0.75m h x 0.5m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White Helichrysum italicum Perennial; Curry Plant; Mediterranean; 0.4m h x 1m w; Silver foliage. Evergreen bushy sub-shrub with linear aromatic grey leaves and bright yellow flowers.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Helleborus foetidus Fern/Shade; Stinking Hellebore; C & W Europe; 0.8m h x 0.5m w; Evergreen perennial with pendant green open cup-shaped flowers. Dark cut leaves. Useful in shaded areas. Remove flowering stems after flowering.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Green; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Helleborus orientalis Fern/Shade; Greece, Turkey; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Large nodding flowers in a variety of colours from white, green, pink and rose. It is very frost hardy.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Various; Semi Shade; Well Drained Helleborus sp Groundcover; 0.3m h x 0.2m w; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Shade; Well Drained Hemerocallis "Double Cutie" Bulb/Corm; Day Lily; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun Hemerocallis sp "dy" Perennial; Day lily (Perennial Border); 0.4m h x 0.3m w; Double yellow day lily, sourced from GBG perennial border.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Hibbertia scandens Climber; NSW, Qld; Fast-growing twiner with bright green leaves and large yellow flowers for most of the year. Pruning will thicken its growth and improve it as a ground cover.; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Frost Tender Hibiscus insularis Shrub; Phillip Island Hibiscus; Norfolk Island group; 4m h x 1m w; C21. Hardy tall open shrub to 4m. Pale yellow flowers with burgundy tinge, fading to darker burgundy. This plant is very rare in the wild.; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun; Moist Hibiscus rosa-sinensis "General Shrub; 1.5m h x 1m w; Evergreen hardy shrub with single red flower.; Flowers: Corteges" Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Red; Sun; Well Drained Hibiscus syriacus "Blue Bird" Shrub; 3m h x 1.5m w; Hardy deciduous shrub. The branches are covered from midsummer in azure-blue flowers with red-purple throats.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained Hippeastrum sp Bulb/Corm; Barbados Lily; South America; 0.6m h x 0.3m w; Large fleshy bulbs with tall broad leaves, generally evergreen, and large red or purple flowers.; Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Various; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Homalocladium platycladum Shrub; Centipede Plant; Solomon Islands; 1m h x 1m w; Evergreen shrub with flattened, jointed, green stems and arrow-shaped leaves. This shrub has both spreading and climbing tendencies. Flowers are short-lived and compact.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained
Page 13 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Hyacinthoides hispanica Bulb/Corm; Bluebell; 0.4m h x 0.2m w; syn Scilla hispanica. Single erect stem of bluebell type flowers.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Blue; Shade/Semi Shade; Moist Hydrangea aspera Shrub; Rough Leafed Hydrangea; 2m h x 1.5m w; Medium shrub with mauve lacecap flowers.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Mauve; Semi Shade; Moist Hydrangea quercifolia "Snowflake" Shrub; Oakleaf Hydrangea; Asia; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Rounded deciduous shrub. Double flowers green turning white. Leaves turning red-bronze in winter.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Semi Shade; Moist Hylocereus undatus Succulent; Dragon Fruit; Mexico; 6m h x 7m w; Sprawling or vining, terrestrial or epiphytic cactus. The scented, nocturnal flowers are greenish-yellow or whitish, rarely rose-tinged with green outer tepals and bracts.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Moist Hymenosporum flavum Tree; Native Frangipani; Qld, NSW; 10m h x 3m w; Small, narrow tree with glossy green leaves and fragrant cream flowers in terminal clusters.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Cream; Moist Impatiens niamniamensis Shrub; Parrot,'s Beak; Tropical Africa; 1m h x 1m w; flowers are red and yellow.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Bicolour; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Imperata cylindrica Grass; Blady Grass; 0.6m h x 0.2m w; C21 garden.Long-lived (perennial) rhizomatous grass. It has an erect habit, and fluffy white inflorescence. The leaves narrow to a sharp point at the top; the margins are finely toothed and are embedded with sharp silica crystals.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Imperata cylindrica "rubra" Grass; Japanese blood grass; Japan; 1m h x 0.3m w; Sun; Well Drained Indigofera australis Shrub; Austral Indigo; Southern states, Geelong; 2m h x 2m w; C21. Open spreading or erect plant with sprays of purple (rarely white) pea flowers in spring. Hardy and well-shaped. Prune to encourage compact growth, but do not cut into old wood.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Purple; Semi Shade; Well Drained
Iochroma "b" Shrub; C & S America; 3m h x 1.5m w; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Frost Tender Iochroma cyaneum Shrub; South America; 3m h x 1.5m w; Large shrub or tree. Flowers are long and tubular.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun; Well Drained Iris "w" Bulb/Corm; 0.5m h; Tall hardy perennial.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Iris foetidissima "Variegata" Bulb/Corm; Stinking Iris; Europe; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Beardless iris with variegated foliage and flowers ranging from pale lemon to fawn, veined with brown. Flowers are infrequent - this plant is grown for its foliage. GBG silver border.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Bicolour; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Iris sibirica Bulb/Corm; 0.6m h x 1.2m w; Attractive, grass-like leaves to 18 inches long are topped by showy flowers in a wide range of colors. Flowersl in spring to early summer.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Various; Well Drained Iris sibirica "cinnamon" Bulb/Corm; 1m h x 0.3m w; tall bearded iris; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Brown; Sun; Well Drained Isopogon formosus Shrub; Rose cone flower; WA; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Medium rounded shrub which bears large heads of pink flowers, followed by globular cones. Very beautiful, but unreliable in eastern state gardens. May do better in a pot.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Jubaea chilensis "Chilean Wine Tree; Chile; 20m h x 8m w; Long stalked maroon and yellow flowers hidden within Palm" leaves. Sugary sap is made into wine. Small yellow egg-shaped edible fruit called couito in Autumn. Slow growing.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Bicolour; Sun; Adaptable
Page 14 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Justicia brandegeana Shrub; Shrimp Plant; Mexico; 1m h x 1m w; Evergreen downy shrub. Flowers with pendant spikes. Overlapping bracts of yellow orange and brown similar to a shrimp.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Brown; Sun; Adaptable Justicia carnea Shrub; Brazilian Plume; S. America; 1m h x 1m w; Evergreen shrub with velvety leaves, conspicuously veined, and plume-like spikes of deep pink flowers at branch tips throughout the year, especially in late summer.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Justicia pauciflora Shrub; 2m h x 1m w; Dense growing shrub with loads of fiery tubular flowers shaded from red to yellow late winter and spring. Good container plant.; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Justicia rizzinii Shrub; Brazil; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; syn Jacibinea pauciflora. Hardy small rounded shrub with yellow-tipped scarlet flowers in nodding clusters.; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Succulent; Africa; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Deep pink flowers. Small perennial succulent suitable for indoors or window boxes.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Adaptable Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Succulent; Madagascar; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Dense succulent shrublet with silvery grey-blue ovate leaves, toothed at the ends. Pendant tubular purple-red flowers.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Kalanchoe thyrsiflora Succulent; Flapjack; South Africa; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Succulent with rounded leaves, frosted with a powdery white coating and strikingly edged with red, especially if it is grown in full sun.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained; Frost Tender Kerria japonica Shrub; Japanese Rose; China, Japan; 2m h x 2m w; Graceful deciduous shrub with golden flowers.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Kniphofia "o" Grass; Hot Poker; 1m h x 0.5m w; Feature plant with tall bright orange spikes. Their stems stand high above their grassy foliage, up to 1.5m high.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Kniphofia "winter cheer" Perennial; New Zealand; 4m h x 3m w; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun; Moist Lavandula "Sidonie" Shrub; Australian Lavender; 1m h x 1m w; Soft mound like shrub with grey foliage and rich blue flowers. Hybrid produced in Australian garden. GBG Silver Border.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant; Frost Tender Lavandula dentata Shrub; French Lavender; Mediterranean; 1m h x 1m w; Silver foliage. Shrub with grey-green aromatic leaves and mauve-blue flowers.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Adaptable; Drought Tolerant Lavandula riverina Shrub; 3m h x 2m w; • Releases a strong scent to fill the garden • Flowers held high on long stems • Lengthy flower display; Flower Colour: Blue; Drought Tolerant Lavatera x clementii "Bredon Springs" Shrub; Tree Lavatera; 1.8m h x 1.8m w; Vigorous upright plant with deep pink flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Leucanthemum "w" Groundcover; Europe, N. Asia; 0.3m h x 0.6m w; Clumping perennial. Split from chrysanthemum genus.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Leucanthemum x superbum Perennial; Shasta Daisy; Nth America; 0.8m h x 0.5m w; White flowers with yellow centres. Syn. chrysanthemum x superbum.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained
Page 15 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Libertia peregrinans Grass; NZ; 0.6m h x 0.2m w; C21. Perennial producing tufts of narrow leaves which turn a brilliant orange - brown shade in Autumn and Winter. White, iris - looking flowers are borne amongst shorter flowering stems which are an attractive bronze- green colour.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained
Ligustrum tschonoskii Shrub; Privet; Japan; 2.5m h x 1m w; Deciduous shrub with dark-green, lanceolate leaves and panicles of white fragrant flowers. Suited for hedges and for shrub borders. Toxic plant; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade
Liriope muscari variegata Fern/Shade; Asia; 0.3m h x 0.4m w; Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial with variegated grey/white/green leaves, giving a silvery appearance. Mauve flowers. Syn. L.graminifolia,L. Platyphylla.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained Luculia gratissima Shrub; Himalayas; 2m h x 2m w; Evergreen shrub with rounded, often irregular growth habits. In winter scented, pink flowers appear on the ends of the stems, in large clusters up to 20cm (8″) across.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Frost Tender Lychnis sp "PB" Shrub; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; Plants form a low tuft of grassy-looking leaves, bearing upright stems of fluffy double magenta-pink flowers in early summer. Excellent for cutting.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Magenta; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Malvaviscus arboreus Shrub; Wax Mallow; Central America; 3m h x 2m w; syn M. grandiflorus. Large rounded evergreen shrub with red bud-like flowers. Federation garden plant.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Mentha australis Herb; Native mint; Vic., NSW; 0.4m h x 0.75m w; C21. Straggly, perennial herb with soft, aromatic leaves from 25 - 60 mm long, lance shaped and tapering to a point. Small white to lilac flowers during summer and autumn. Indigenous to Geelong area.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Shade/Semi Shade; Moist Mentha rotundifolia Herb; Egyptian Mint; 0.5m h x 0.3m w; Mint with a strong flavour similar to Apple Mint but, a much more robust plant with sturdy upright stems that grow 60 to 90cm (24 to 36in) tall and large velvety green-grey leaves.; Sun/Semi Shade Metrosideros nervulosa Shrub; mountain rose; Lord Howe Island; 8m h; C21. Shrub or small tree with thick round leaves and clusters of deep red fluffy flowers in late spring & summer. Very slow growing. Useful as a container plant.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist; Frost Tender Miscanthus sinensis Grass; 0.6m h x 0.5m w; A neat non invasive upright to slightly arching clump of spidery green leaves with a silver midrib and large plumes of silvery-pink flowers.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Miscanthus sinensis "Flamingo" Grass; Asia; 1m h x 0.75m w; A neat non invasive upright to slightly arching clump of spidery green leaves with a silver midrib and large plumes of silvery-pink flowers.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Miscanthus sinensis "Variegatus" Grass; Asia; 0.6m h x 0.5m w; Ornamental clumping grass. Foliage is variegated, almost equal amount of green and white; blade width is 1.5 cm.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Sun; Adaptable Miscanthus sinensis "Yaku Jima" Grass; Dwarf Miscanthus; 1m h x 0.6m w; Fine ornamental grass, with copper plumes maturing to silver.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Brown; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Miscanthus sinensis "Zebrinus" Grass; Zebra grass; Asia; 1m h x 0.6m w; Flowers are a pinkish copper, rise above foliage, and become fluffy. Variegated leaves with bright irregular bands of yellow . GBG silver border.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist
Page 16 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Miscanthus sinensis giganteus Grass; 1m h x 0.6m w; Fine ornamental grass with silver sheen.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Brown; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Montanoa bipinnatifida Shrub; mexican tree daisy; 2m h x 2m w; white ray flowers with yellow centres to 8 cm across are carried on long branching stems throught autumn and early winter.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Moist; Frost Tender Myoporum parvifolium Groundcover; Vic., S.A., W.A., Tas.; 0.2m h x 2m w; Prostrate plant with trailing stems. Some varieties have reddish stems. Oblong leaves to 2cm and white star- shaped flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Narcissus tazetta "Erlicheer" Bulb/Corm; 0.3m h x 0.2m w; A double flowered tazetta - long lasting cut flowers. Tightly clustered rosettes of creamy white petals that perfume an entire garden; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Nepeta cataria Groundcover; Catnip; Europe; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Herb resembling mint in appearance, with greyish-green leaves; the flowers are white, finely spotted with purple.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Nepeta x faassenii Groundcover; Catmint; 0.45m h x 0.45m w; Hardy silver-grey leafed perennial herb with blue/mauve flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Odontonema tubaeforme Shrub; Firespike Plant; 1.2m h x 2m w; Large shrub, useful as a filler. Leaves are large and flowers appear early winter.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Olearia minor Shrub; Satin Daisy Bush; Vic., NSW, WA, SA; 1.5m h x 2m w; Large shrub with greyish leaves, woolly underneath. White, daisy-like flowers are 1-2cm wide.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Olearia phlogopappa Shrub; 2.4m h x 2m w; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Ophiopogon japonicus Grass; Mondo Grass; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; An evergreen, clump forming, spreading perennial with dark green strap-like foliage. Produces small spikes of bell shaped flowers that are pale purple to white in colour, followed by small fleshy dark blue fruit.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable
Ophiopogon sp "tall" Grass; Mondo Grass; 0.45m h x 0.45m w; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Orbea variegata Succulent; Carrion Cactus; 0.25m h x 0.75m w; Striking star fish flower, pale yellow with brown spots with spreading stems.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Yellow; Semi Shade; Well Drained Origanum majorana Herb; Marjoram; Mediterranean; 0.15m h x 0.2m w; Perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. Highly aromatic plant grown for its sweet and spicy small grey-green leaves.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Origanum vulgare Herb; Oregano; Mediterranean; 0.2m h x 0.5m w; Semi-woody sub-shrub with upright or spreading stems and branches. Some varieties grow in moundlike mats, spreading by underground stems (called rhizomes), and others with a more upright habit. Used in cooking. Has a strong scent.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Osmanthus x fortunei Shrub; Asia; 3m h x 2m w; An upright shrub with small fragrant flowers and toothed leaves.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Page 17 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Pandorea pandorana Climber; Wonga-wonga vine; NT, Qld, NSW, Vic., SA; Vigorous twining climber with glossy leaves and tubular flowers. Flowers vary from white & maroon to white & gold or brown.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Panicum virgatum "Heavy Metal" Grass; Blue Switch Grass; Nth America; 1m h x 0.8m w; Grass with soft silver blue foliage, and flowers ranging from blue to goldish. GBG silver border.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Patersonia occidentalis Bulb/Corm; Long purple flag; 0.5m h x 0.2m w; Grows in tuffs with long narrow leaves and flowers can be pale blue mauve or purple; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Paulownia tomentosa Tree; Sapphire Dragon; China; 12m h x 6m w; Also known as Empress Tree - Sapphire Dragon - Princess Tree - Powton is a fast growing deciduous tree with large leaves and showy flowers in spring.Great as a fast growing landscape feature tree.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained Pelargonium "African Queen" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Regal with dark pink flowers, burgundy splotch in centre.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Magenta; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable
Pelargonium "Ann Tilling" Pelargonium; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Zonal pelargonium. Salmon pink flower. Brighter in winter. Slender stems with fancy golden leaves marked with a narrow, dark, reddish brown zone.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Pelargonium "Apple Blossom Pelargonium; S Africa; 0.6m h x 0.5m w; A rosebud zonal pelargonium with white Rosebud" flowers with a pink flush with bright green foliage and little zonation.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Ashkam Fringed Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Regal with white picotee edged petals with fine Aztec" purple feathering.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Pelargonium "Attar of Roses" Pelargonium; MBC Pale mauve flower. Rose scented leaf, Dwarf.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Barbara Murray" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Flowers are coral with white markings; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Coral; Sun; Well Drained Pelargonium "Bel Brown Eyes" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Regal pelargonium. Flowers are two-tone burgundy & pink.; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Pelargonium "Ben Matt" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Upper petal are black and lower petals are reddish purple; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Pelargonium "Blue Bird" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Flowers are silvery blue-mauve with black blotches on the upper petals.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Pelargonium "Celestial Star" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Pure white flowers with stubby compact pointed petals; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Cerise Star" Pelargonium; Zonal pelargonium with single, large flowers, cerise-purple. Top petals have deep red throat.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Pink; Shade/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Echo" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Edwards Amari" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Flowers are pale pink veined with darker pink.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Page 18 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Pelargonium "Edwards Avante" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Regal pelargonium: pinky red flushed purple, petals waved.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable
Pelargonium "Edwards Avoca" Pelargonium; Stellar zonal. White flowers with pink splash. Fringed petals.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Edwards Tamara" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Bright orange flower; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Elaine Ward" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Regal pelargonium. Pale pink flowers, veined with coral pink..; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Geelong Convention" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Regal pelargonium; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Pelargonium "Humoresque" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Flowers are red with pink edges; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Johan's Colin" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Deep cerise flower, veined leaf.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Magenta; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Pelargonium "June McPherson" Pelargonium; 0.3m h x 0.5m w; MBC White flower with purple feathers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Katherine" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Regal pelargonium. Flowers are bright pink with white edges and splashes of dark burgundy,; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Pelargonium "La Jolla" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Soft reddish pink, base of upper petals deep salmon red. Very attractive colour. Zoned Irene type leaf, cupped buds opening flat.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Lady Illchester" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Flowers are frilly lilac colour.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Lady Pamela" Pelargonium; MBC Pale pink flower with darker feather.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Lara Ballerina" Pelargonium; Rose Scented; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Upright, spreading, strongly rose- scented plants bear smokey, grey-green, deeply divided, medium to large leaves and unusual semidouble mauve-pink blossoms throughout the summer.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Lara Camelot" Pelargonium; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Lara Nomad" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Lavender Sensation" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Lavender / mauve flowers; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "L'Elegante" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Ivy-leaved cultivar with gray-green leaves, each with a white edge that turns pink if the plant is kept somewhat dry. Single white flowers bloom in clusters.; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Millfield Gem" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Flowers are rose pink with a red blotch.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Monmouth Red" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Monreith" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Regal pelargonium. Flowers pale pink with patches of dark pink.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable
Page 19 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Pelargonium "Mood Indigo" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Regal pelargonium. Flowers are mauve-pink, with patches of dark burgundy.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Pelargonium "Mrs Lawrance" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Single zonal pelargonium. Soft pale pink blooms.; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Pelargonium "Pink Alliance" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Pelargonium "Pink Cloud" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Pelargonium "Pink Ivy Leaf" Pelargonium; Pink flowers. Ivy leaf.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Pink Pet" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; A sport of Scarlet Pet. Prolific flowerer, produces masses of clear pink single blooms.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Pelargonium "Red Ivy Leaf" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; red flower with ivy leaf; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Scarlet Pet" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Bushy sprawling plant with small showy red flowers in clusters.; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant
Pelargonium "Shrubland Pet" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 1m w; Rose scented with rose pink flowers. Groundcover.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Pelargonium "Single Pink" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Single pink flower.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Tortoiseshell" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Orange flower with dark burgundy splotch & feathers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Pelargonium "Wood's Surprise" Pelargonium; Lilac flower with white centre. Ivy leaf with cream splashes.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium "Yarrabee Jane" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; White flower. Gently ruffled top petals, flecked & feathered maroon. Lower petals pink edged with deeper flecks.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium . "Coral Star" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Stellar pelargonium. Star shape coral flowers; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Coral; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium anethifolium Pelargonium; MBC Pink flower with yellow tint and purple blotches. Possibly summer dormant.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Various; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium bowkeri Pelargonium; South Africa; MBC Pale yellow/green flower with fringed petals. Lower petals flushed purple.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium crispum "Minor" Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; small green curly leaf; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium crispum "Variegated P Pelargonium; 0.75m h x 0.5m w; Lemon scented leaves with variegated white R" edges. Grows well in containers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium cucullatum Pelargonium; MBC Cerise flowers with purple veins.; Flower Colour: Cerise; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium fragrans "Nutmeg" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Scented geranium with small white flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant
Page 20 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Pelargonium graveolens Pelargonium; Rose Geranium; South Africa; 1m h x 1m w; Erect, much-branched shrub with strongly rose-scented leaves and pink/white flowers. Good container plant.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Shade/Semi Shade; Moist; Drought Tolerant Pelargonium havlasae Pelargonium; Australia; MBC Petals are rosy with upper petals spotted darker. Small petiolate leaves, all clustered in a rosette.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium mollicomum Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; MBC small white flower with pineapple scented leaf; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium mutans Pelargonium; MBC; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium nervosum "Lime Pelargonium; 0.6m h; Can be used in cooking .. Cakes, jellies, jams, teas; Scented" Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium odoratissimum "Apple Pelargonium; Apple cider geranium; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; Scented pelargonium with Mint" leaves larger than regular Apple variety and there is a definite mint scent along with the apple scent. Grey-green leaves, topped with tiny white to pink blooms. This plant does well in hanging baskets.; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium rapaceum Pelargonium; South Africa; MBC Flowers are creamy, yellow, primrose yellow or pink with red stripes upper 2 petals. Pea like flowers. Stemless plant. Flowers when leaves are dying.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium reniforme Pelargonium; South Africa; 0.8m h x 0.2m w; C21. Erect or trailing subshrub with pink to magenta flowers with darker markings on upper petals and grey-green, velvety and kidney-shaped leaves. Has tuberous roots and is clump forming.; Flower Colour: Magenta; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Pelargonium sidoides "Black" Pelargonium; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Black flowers; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Black; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium tomentosum "Choc Pelargonium; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Mauve flower. Chocolate coloured blotch on Peppermint" peppermint scented leaves.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Pelargonium transvaalense Pelargonium; Sth Africa; 0.5m h x 1m w; Deciduous, tuberous herbaceous perennial, low growing and multi-branched, normally scrambling or creeping sideways. Attractive pink (with carmine red veins) stellar like flowers, and large lobed leaves, sporadically zoned with dark purple/ bronze rings.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Penstemon "p" Perennial; North America; 0.6m h x 0.3m w; Narrow-leafed perennial with pink flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Penstemon "r" Perennial; 1.2m h x 1m w; Flowers are dark red - magenta.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Magenta; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Penstemon "Swan Lake" Perennial; N. America; 1m h x 0.5m w; Lovely white tubular flower with a soft pink blushed throat, produced in spires.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Penstemon "Willie's Purple" Perennial; 0.8m h x 0.5m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Penstemon barbatus Perennial; North America; 0.3m h x 0.5m w; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Penstemon sp Perennial; PB; 1m h x 1m w; Sourced from GBG Perennial Border.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Persicaria odorata Herb; Vietnamese Mint; Vietnam; 0.45m h x 0.45m w; Medicinal and culinary herb.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Moist
Page 21 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Phaseolus caracalla Climber; Snail Creeper; Asia; 5m h x 1m w; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun; Well Drained Phebalium squamulosum ssp Shrub; Silvery Phebalium; S.E. NSW; 1.5m h x 1m w; Hardy shrub, dense and argenteum rounded, growing to 1.5m in five years. When in new leaf, plants have a silvery appearance: new growth and the underside of the old leaves are covered with silvery scales.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Phlomis fruticosa Shrub; Jerusalem Sage; 0.8m h x 0.5m w; Small shrub, popular for its foliage, scent, and flowers. Yellow, tubular flowers grow in whorls of 20 in short spikes. Sage-like, aromatic leaves are oval,wrinkled, grey-green with white undersides, giving a silvery appearance.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Phormium tenax "variegatum" Grass; NZ Flax; NZ; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Strappy architectural plant with arching green leaves and panicles of orange/bronze flowers. Variegated; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun; Adaptable Phygelius aequalis Perennial; 1m h x 0.5m w; Lush, fast-growing, evergreen perennial, with spikes of showy trumpet-shaped, flowers and a long blooming season.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Lemon; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Physostegia virginiana alba Perennial; Obedient Plant; Nth America; 1m h x 0.6m w; Plants spread by way of rhizomes forming large spreading colonies, especially in moisture retentive soils. The flowers arewhite, and can be turned easily on the stem for flower arrangements.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade Plectranthus ciliatus Perennial; South Africa; 0.3m h x 0.1m w; Pleasantly aromatic, soft, perennial straggling herb or subshrub, succulent; branches spreading to erect, densely covered with maroon-purple, long multicelled, spreading hairs.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Plectranthus ecklonii "pu" Perennial; Sth Africa; 1.8m h x 1m w; Soft, erect, fast growing shrub with striking purple flowers in autumn.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Purple; Semi Shade; Adaptable Poa labillardieri "Silver Wire" Grass; Tussock Grass; 0.5m h x 0.3m w; Fine clumping silvery grass, with insignificant flowers in the growing season. GBG silver border.; Flowers: Summer; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Podocarpus macrophyllus Tree; Kusamaki; 20m h x 3.5m w; Small black berries.; Flower Colour: Brown; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Portulacaria afra Succulent; Chinese Jade plant; 2m h x 1m w; Attractive shrub with bright green glossy foliage and contrasting dark purple brown branches.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Prostanthera rotundifolia Shrub; Mint Bush; Vic., Tas., NSW; 2m h x 1.5m w; C21. Rounded compact shrub with aromatic leaves and profuse purple flowers in spring.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun; Well Drained Punica nana Shrub; Dwarf Pomegranate; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; Semi-deciduous shrub with light green, blunt-tipped, shiny foliage and large, funnel-shaped red/orange flowers in spring and summer. They mature to green then red fruit .; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Reineckia carnea Groundcover; 0.2m h x 0.3m w; This evergreen perennial looks like a large leafed Mondo Grass, but will cover the ground faster. Light pink scented flowers followed by red berries; glossy, rich foliage, spreading.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Shade/Semi Shade; Moist Rhagodia baccata Shrub; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; . Flowering period: Februar-May and again in October- December. Spreading, much branched low shrub to 1 m high, 2 m wide along the Perth coast. Leaves fleshy, more so in areas exposed to high winds and salt spray.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun; Well Drained
Page 22 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Ricinocarpos pinifolius Shrub; Wedding Bush; Qld, NSW, Vic., Tas., NT.; 1.5m h x 1m w; Graceful rounded shrub with linear leaves. Bears profuse white flowers in spring. Indigenous to Geelong area.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Rosa "Lady Hillingdon" Climber; Tea rose UK 1910; 4m h x 4m w; Vigorous hardy climbing rose. The blooms are made up of large petals, resulting in long, elegant, waxy buds, which open to large, loosely formed flowers of deep apricot-yellow.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Apricot; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Royena lucida Shrub; African Snowdrop; Sth Africa; 3m h x 3m w; Evergreenshrub with erect, branching stem, glossy green leaves, small white flowers & red or purple berries.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant
Rudbeckia laciniata Perennial; Cut-leaf cone flower; Eastern Nth America; 2.5m h x 0.8m w; Splendid drooping yellow 'daisy' flowers. Young leaves are eaten in spring as salad greens.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Russelia equisetiformis "o" Shrub; Chinese Lantern; Asia; 2m h x 2m w; Hardy evergreen shrub which flowers for much of the year.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia "Blue Abyss" Salvia; 1.3m h x 1m w; Large shrub with dark blue-purple flowers Oct-Jun. It has olive green foliage.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia "Costa Rican Blue" Salvia; 2m h x 1.5m w; Large shrubby perennial with purple-blue flowers and dark bluish calyx. Salvia guaranitica x gesneriiflora.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Blue; Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia "Finngrove" Salvia; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun Salvia "Marine Blue" Salvia; 1m h x 0.8m w; Small rounded grey-leafed evergreen with dark blue flowers from spring to autumn. Hardy to heat, dry and light frost.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia "Violet Eyes" Salvia; 1.5m h x 0.8m w; Perennial which shoots from the base in spring. Large bright violet flowers with white throat and bright green calyx.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia "Waverly" Salvia; 1m h x 0.9m w; Pale lavender to mauve flowers with dark plum calyces. Leaves are dark green tinged with dark wine with the cold.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia africana-caerulea "Smoothie" Salvia; South Africa; 1.5m h x 1m w; Evergreen upright hardy South African shrub. Continuous lavender flowers. For a sunny position.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia aurea "Green Bracts" Salvia; 1.4m h x 1.4m w; Aromatic, fast-growing, hardy shrub with unusually coloured flowers borne over a long period. Syn S. africana-lutea. Flowers of this form have green bracts.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Orange; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia chiapensis Salvia; Chiapas Sage; Mexico; 1m h x 1m w; C21. A shade-loving Salvia with purplish-pink or magenta flowers which bloom on erect one foot tall stems.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Magenta; Shade/Semi Shade; Moist; Frost Tender Salvia confertiflora Salvia; Brazil; 1.5m h x 1m w; Shrubby perennial with orange to red flowers in brown calyces.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Orange; Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia corrugata Salvia; Ecuador; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Shrubby perennial with royal blue flowers and dark green aromatic & corrugated leaves.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Blue; Semi Shade; Well Drained
Page 23 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Salvia discolor Salvia; Andean Sage; Peru; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; C21. Plant in rock gardens, tubs and borders. Dramatic, purple-black flowers and contrasting silvery leaves and stems. GBG Top Ten.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant; Frost Tender Salvia dorisiana Salvia; Peach Sage; Honduras; 2m h x 1.4m w; Large bright pink flowers, large leaves have fruity fragrance. Leaves & flowers are both edible. GBG Top Ten.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia elegans Salvia; Pineapple Sage; Mexico, Guatemala.; 1.3m h x 1m w; Perennial shrub with aromatic foliage and cerise-red flowers. Grows naturally in highland forests. Leaves & flowers are both edible.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant; Frost Tender Salvia fruticosa "Greek Skies" Salvia; Greek Sage; Canary Is., N.Afr.to Middle East;; 1.2m h x 1m w; C21. Medium shrub with soft sage-coloured foliage, soft hairy rugose leaves, giving a silvery appearance. Lavender scented. Neutral to alkaline soils.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia gesneriiflora "Tequila" Salvia; 2m h x 1.6m w; A large perennial with bright red flowers and black calyces. Needs mulch to keep roots cool.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Red; Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia glechomaefolia Salvia; Mexico; 0.45m h x 0.45m w; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Mauve; Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia greggii "Alba" Salvia; 0.8m h x 0.6m w; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Salvia guaranitica "Argentine Skies" Salvia; 1.8m h x 1m w; pale blue flowers; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun; Well Drained Salvia guaranitica "Large Form" Salvia; 1.4m h x 1m w; Large form. Larger flower and more compact plant than the species, with rich, electric-blue flowers on a shrub about 1.3 m tall. It is a non- invasive form, unlike other forms of this species.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Salvia involucrata "Hadspen" Salvia; 1.5m h x 1m w; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia iodantha Salvia; Mexico; 3.5m h x 2m w; Crimson flowers are born in large whorls and are very striking when in full bloom, velvety in appearance as they are covered with fine hairs.; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Salvia lanceolata Salvia; Golden Sage; South Africa; 1m h x 1m w; C21. Compact shrub: grey-green leaves with lemon pepper taste & fragrance. Flowers dusky pink with pink/brown calyx.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia leucantha "Phyllis Fancy" Salvia; California; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Natural hybrid between the Purple Velvet Sage and S. chiapensis. Furry white flowers are tinged with a lavender-blue blush which becomes more pronounced in autumn.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia leucantha "Pink Velour" Salvia; 0.7m h x 0.7m w; Small perennial suitable for cottage gardens. Velvety pink/mauve flowers.; Flowers: Aut/Win; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia leucantha "Red Harry" Salvia; 0.7m h x 0.7m w; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia leucantha "White Velour" Salvia; 1m h x 1m w; Showy cultivar with long spikes of pure white flowers during summer and autumn. A tough drought tolerant plant, with a silvery appearance.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant; Frost Tender
Page 24 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Salvia leucophylla Salvia; California; 1.5m h x 1.2m w; Bushy perennial with lavender pink flowers with silver grey-white calyx. Ideal for dry gardens.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia macrophylla "purple leaf form" Salvia; 1m h x 0.75m w; Flowers are sparse and purple to blue. Leavers are purple on undersides.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia mexicana "Limelight" Salvia; Mexico; 1.3m h x 1.5m w; Shrubby perennial with stunning lime calyx and purple blue flower. GBG Top Ten.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia mexicana "Lolly" Salvia; 1.3m h x 1.2m w; Thick brushes of steely purple/blue flowers with black/blue calyces. GBG Top Ten.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia mexicana "Major" Salvia; Mexico; 2m h x 1.5m w; Royal blue flowers with green calyx, dark green glossy leaves. GBG Top Ten.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia microphylla "Iced Lemon" Salvia; 0.8m h x 0.8m w; Long flowering small bush with lemon flowers. Useful blending colour. Best in well drained sunny position.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Lemon; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia microphylla "Margaret Arnold" Salvia; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Grows as a compact upright plant, then spreads. The leaves are a glossy blue green and have a musky fragrance. Small cerise pink flowers and dark calyx.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Magenta; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia microphylla "Navajo Red" Salvia; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; This heat and drought tolerant salvia has an an appealing mounded habit. Salvia Navajo Red produces a brilliant display of scented, brilliant red flowers. Attracts bees & butterflies; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia namaensis "Finngrove" Shrub; 1m h x 1m w; An Australian variation of Salvia namaensis. Namaensis has a tiny flower and fascinating evergreen crispy foliage. Finngrove has a larger leaf and larger flower. It will also grow about twice as big. A rounded hardy shrub; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade Salvia rubiginosa Salvia; 2m h x 1.5m w; Bright blue flowers with white throat.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Bicolour; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable; Drought Tolerant; Frost Tender Salvia rumicifolia Salvia; 0.8m h x 0.6m w; Resembles a large form of S. sagittata, with thicker green stems and deeper blue flowers. Tolerates extremes of temperature better than S.sagittata. Bushy plant with flower stems rising above the foliage.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia sagittata "Mosquito" Salvia; Mexico; 0.8m h x 0.6m w; Perennial which reshoots from the base. Royal blue flowers on black wiry stems.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Salvia sclarea "Alba" Salvia; Vatican White; 0.9m h x 0.8m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Salvia scordifolia Salvia; 0.9m h x 0.6m w; Shrubby plant with emerald green foliage and indigo blue flowers from spring to autumn. Suitable for cottage gardens or borders. Previously S. Harmony.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Frost Tender Salvia spathulata Salvia; 0.6m h x 0.6m w; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Magenta; Sun; Moist Salvia splendens "Van Houttii" Salvia; 1m h x 1m w; An outstanding flowering Salvia with tall spikes of silky red blossoms extending from cranberry calyxes.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Page 25 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Salvia wagneriana Salvia; Central America; 2m h x 1.5m w; Hardy shrub with pastel pink fat & tubular flowers. May need summer moisture: mulch well to keep roots cool.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Drought Tolerant; Frost Tender
Sambucus nigra "w" Shrub; Elder; Northern Europe; 3m h x 3m w; Foliage is a rich burgundy-black.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Santolina chamaecyparissus Shrub; Lavender cotton; 0.5m h x 0.5m w; Silver foliage. Evergreen rounded dense shrub with silvery scented leaves & button-like flower heads on long stalks.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Saponaria officinalis Herb; Soap wort; Europe; 0.5m h x 0.3m w; Perennial herb with roots that can be used for washing clothes.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun; Well Drained Sarcococca ruscifolia Shrub; Sweet Box; China; 1.2m h x 1.3m w; Trailing evergreen with glossy dark green leaves. Buds begin the palest greenish-white & open to a pure creamy white fragrant flower. Flowers are followed by red berries.; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: White; Shade/Semi Shade; Well Drained Scabiosa atropurpurea Groundcover; Southern Europe; 0.6m h x 0.5m w; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Burgundy; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Scabiosa caucasica Groundcover; 0.9m h x 0.5m w; Grey green leaves & powder blue flowers.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade Scaevola aemula Groundcover; Fan flower; SA, Vic., Tas; 0.2m h x 1m w; Very variable prostrate shrub, with mauve-blue-purple fan-shaped flowers.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained Scaevola calendulacea Groundcover; Scented fan flower; NSW, Qld, Vic.; 0.2m h x 1m w; C21. Spreading plant with stems that may reach 1 metre in length. Leaves are shiny, succulent and up to 8 centimetres long. Blue, fan-shaped flowers are present throughout the year. They are followed by blue succulent fruits.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Schinus molle Tree; Peppercorn tree; Sth America; 12m h x 6m w; Large spreading tree with drooping fern-like leaves which are aromatic when crushed. Flowers hang in clusters with male and female flowers on separate plants. Fruit is pink. Note: Environmental weed.; Sun; Dry; Drought Tolerant Schizostylis coccinea Bulb/Corm; Crimson Flag Lily; South Africa; 0.6m h x 0.3m w; Clump-forming member of the Iris family, native to damp meadows and stream banks in South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Cup-shaped, scarlet flowers bloom from late summer to autumn on leafless, gladiolus-like, one-sided spikes.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Dry; Drought Tolerant Sedum . "Autumn Joy" Succulent; Europe and Nth Africa; 0.1m h x 0.15m w; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Sedum adolphii Succulent; Golden Sedum; Asia; 0.3m h x 0.3m w; rambling stems with waxy golden yellow leaves with pinkish-peach margins in bright light. Star-shaped white flowers. Excellent color accent in rock gardens and dish gardens.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Sedum rubrotinctum Succulent; Jelly Bean; Mexico; 0.1m h x 0.1m w; The leaves of this plant change colour from green to red during the summer months and sprout bright yellow flowers from between the leaves in mid-spring. Forms a quick ground cover.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Senecio articulatus Succulent; Candle Plant; South Africa; 0.6m h x 0.4m w; Greyish blue stems weakly jointed. Terminal sprays of yellow white daisy like flowers Well suited to coastal climate and ideal plant for a large pot.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained
Page 26 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Senecio cineraria "Cirrus" Shrub; Sthn Europe; 0.4m h x 0.4m w; Low mounding shrub with round-lobed blue- grey leaves. Silver border GBG.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Senecio cineraria "Dusty Miller" Succulent; 0.5m h x 0.4m w; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Senecio serpens Succulent; Blue Chalk Sticks; Sth Africa; 0.2m h x 0.4m w; Silver foliage. A ground cover with silver cylindrical leaves. The trailing stems take root as they touch the ground. White flowers.; Flowers: Autumn; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Senecio viravira Perennial; Argentina, Chile; 0.6m h x 1m w; Deeply pinnate silvery-white leaves and small pale yellow flowers. GBG Silver Border.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Lemon; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Senna aciphylla Shrub; Sprawling Cassia; Eastern Australia; 1.5m h x 1.8m w; Evergreen sprawling shrub with attractive foliage.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Setaria palmifolia Grass; Buddha Grass; 1m h x 0.5m w; Looselly tufted perennial grass with short rhizomes, large pleated leaf-blades & nodding panicles of small green spikelets in summer.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Green; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Sisyrinchium striatum Bulb/Corm; Satin flower; Americas; 0.45m h x 0.3m w; Medium-sized plant with long, thin leaves and pale yellow/cream flowers. Rhizomatous perennial.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun; Well Drained Solandra maxima Climber; Golden Challice Vine; South America; 9m h; Vigorous vine with very large yellow flowers and glossy leaves.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun; Well Drained Solanum rantonettii Shrub; Blue Potato Bush; 2m h x 2m w; A scrambling shrub to 2 m high and wide with dull green leaves, It can be trained on a trellis, pool fence or pergola, or it can be left to develop a shrubby habit.; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Solidago canadensis "Cloth of Gold" Perennial; Golden Rod; Europe and USA; 1m h x 1m w; Hardy perennial which may become invasive.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Spiraea cantoniensis "Reeves" Shrub; Reeves Spiraea; Asia; 2m h x 2m w; Deciduous or semievergreen small shrub with very showy clusters of white flowers in midspring. The wiry, reddish brown, gracefully arching stems can cover an area 6-8 ft across.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Shade/Semi Shade; Adaptable Spiraea douglasii Shrub; Western Spiraea; Nth America; 1.8m h x 1.8m w; Upright deciduous shrub with rose-pink cylindrical flower clusters to 20cm long.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Spiraea prunifolia Shrub; Bridal Wreath; Asia; 1.8m h x 1m w; Snowy white double flowers in clusters of three to six with long pendulous branches in spring before the leaves appear. Leaves turn red in autumn.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Sprekelia formosissima Perennial; Jacobean Lily; 0.3m h x 0.2m w; This bulbous perennial has clumps of strap-shaped, mid-green leaves. Each stem bears a solitary scarlet to deep crimson flower in late spring or early summer; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Stachys byzantina Groundcover; Lambs' ears; Turkey; 0.4m h x 0.6m w; Perennial with silver-grey leaves. Good ground cover or border plant. Flowers infrequently: from pink to purple. Syn. S. Lanata. GBG Silver Border.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Stachys lanata Perennial; 0.5m h x 0.75m w; Syn. S. byzantina.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Purple; Shade/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Page 27 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Stachyurus praecox Shrub; Asia; 2.5m h x 1m w; Deciduous shrub with drooping spikes of pale greenish yellow flowers appearing before deep green leaves.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Lemon; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Strobilanthes anisophyllus Shrub; Goldfussia; NSW, Qld & Asia; 1.5m h x 1.5m w; Hardy, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves of unequal size, which are stained blackish purple on both sides. Mauve-pink flowers appear in spring, and intermittently throughout the year.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Symphytum officinalis Herb; Comfrey; 1m h x 1m w; Comfrey is a fast-growing , producing huge amounts of leaf .It has.a black, turnip-like root and large, hairy broad leaves that bears small bell-shaped flowers of various colours, typically cream or purplish, which may be striped.; Flower Colour: Various; Moist Syringa persica Shrub; Persian Lilac; Europe; 5m h x 5m w; Tall shrub with large soft mauve flowerheads, very fragrant.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun/Semi Shade; Moist Syringa vulgaris "Sensation" Shrub; 3m h x 2m w; Flower Colour: Mauve Syzygium australe Tree; Dwarf Lillipilly; Qld, NSW; 1m h x 1m w; Small tree with small glossy leaves and white fluffy flowers, followed by red or mauve fruits 2.5cm long. Good beachside plant or windbreak.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Templetonia retusa "a" Shrub; Cocky's Crest; WA; 2m h x 3m w; Large rounded spreading shrub with apricot pea-flowers.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Apricot; Sun; Well Drained
Teucrium fruticans Shrub; Germander; Mediterranean; 1m h x 3m w; 2-lipped flowers for much of the year and slightly aromatic silver greyish foliage. Good seaside & hedging plant.; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant
Teucrium fruticans "Dk Blue" Perennial; Bush Germander; Sthn Europe; 1.2m h x 0.9m w; A very hardy, dry tolerant shrub which will flower from autumn through to late spring. Silver foliage and dark blue-violet flowers. GBG silver border.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Blue; Sun; Adaptable Teucrium racemosum Groundcover; Inland areas; 0.4m h x 1m w; Low suckering shrub with narrow silver grey foliage and white flowers,; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant Thomasia pauciflora Shrub; Few Flowered Paper Flower; 1.2m h x 1.1m w; Leaves are dull green and softly hairy on both sides.Despite the common name, this species is usually quite a prolific flowerer, with many mauve, pink or white flowers from winter through summer.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
Thymus vulgaris Herb; Common thyme; Mediterranean; 0.1m h x 0.5m w; Low growing herbaceous plant, sometimes becoming somewhat woody. Culinary herb.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Mauve; Sun; Well Drained Trevesia palmata Tree; Snowflake Aralea; Vietnam; 5m h x 4m w; An evergreen tree to 15-20 feet tall with few or no side branches and topped with a crown of long stalked 1-2 foot wide leaves that are deeply lobed with each lobe deeply cut, giving the leaf a lacy snowflake look.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Yellow; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Ugni molinae Shrub; Chilean Guava; Sth America; 0.9m h x 1.8m w; A highly decorative plant . This densely foliaged, slow growing, evergreen shrub produces glossy green, aromatic leaves, and in spring, bears a mass of bell-shaped, white or pink flowers, followed by bright purple to red berries. C21 Garden; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Cream; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable
Page 28 of 29 Genus/Species/Cultivar Notes Verbena bonariensis Perennial; Sth America; 2m h x 1m w; Perennial often grown as an annual. Leaves form a rosette at the base of the plant. Long, sparsely foliaged stems with pink- purple flowers.; Flowers: Sum/Aut; Flower Colour: Purple; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable Viburnum burkwoodii Shrub; 3m h x 3m w; Semi deciduous or evergreen shrub,with glossy deep green leaves & pink buds changing to white fragrant flowers, appearing in late winter to mid spring.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Viburnum odoratissimum Shrub; Sweet Viburnum; Asia; 4m h x 2m w; Large evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and fragrant flowers.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Adaptable; Frost Tender Viburnum opulus roseum (var sterile) Shrub; European cranberry bush; 3m h x 3m w; Medium shrub with lacecap flower clusters. This variety is sterile: no fruit.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: White; Sun; Well Drained Viburnum plicatum var tomentosum Shrub; Japanese Snowball; Asia; 3m h x 2m w; Hardy deciduous shrub or small tree with large white flowers. Red fruits in summer, turning blue-black. Attractive autumn foliage.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Adaptable
Viburnum rhytidophyllum Tree; Leatherleaf; China; 3m h x 2.5m w; Vigorous, coarsely textured upright evergreen shrub with long, lustrous, deeply veined oval leaves with dark blue-green surfaces and pale green undersides. The leaf stems are fuzzy brown.; Flowers: Winter; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Viburnum tinus Tree; Mediterranean; 4.5m h x 6m w; Clusters of white flowers and pink buds are followed by blue black berries. Useful hedge plant.; Flowers: Win/Spr; Flower Colour: White; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained Viola hederacea Groundcover; Native Violet; Southern states.; 0.1m h x 0.3m w; Stemless perennial which layers to form a ground cover. Flowers can be blue, violet or white. Indigenous to Geelong area.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Purple; Semi Shade; Well Drained Viola sp Groundcover; 0.1m h x 0.1m w; Flower Colour: Cerise Westringia fruticosa "m" Shrub; 4m h x 2m w; Westringia fruticosa grows near the coast in eastern Australia. The flowers are mauve, hairy and have the upper petal divided into two lobes.Very hardy, easy & fast growing and long lived. Will grow in full sun or part shade in most soil conditions; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: Mauve; Any; Adaptable Westringia fruticosa "w" Shrub; Coastal rosemary; NSW; 2m h x 3m w; Rounded shrub to 2m with white flowers for much of the year. Very hardy plant in almost any situation. Good hedging or screen plant.; Flowers: All Year; Flower Colour: White; Drought Tolerant
Withania somnifera Herb; Indian gingseng; India; 0.5m h x 0.2m w; short annual shrub with small green flowers followed by orange red fruit; Flowers: Spr/Sum; Flower Colour: Green; Sun/Semi Shade; Dry Zauschneria californica Perennial; California fuchsia; California; 0.8m h x 0.5m w; Low growing perennial that is a drought tolerant ground cover with bright red flowers.; Flowers: Summer; Flower Colour: Red; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained; Drought Tolerant
Zieria prostrata Groundcover; NSW; 0.4m h x 1m w; Flowers are white or pale pink, often pink in bud. Stems spread often with adventitious roots.; Flowers: Spring; Flower Colour: Pink; Sun/Semi Shade; Well Drained
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